Relacionar Columnas English InfluencesVersión en línea Common law & US legal traditions por Chris McCormick 1 based on precedent, has an adversarial system and relies on juries to be fact finders and decide outcomes 2 using previous judicial rulings to guide current decisions 3 "stand on the decision"; principle of precedent when deciding cases 4 codified and created by legislative bodies or legal scholars 5 basis of American legal traditions 6 society surrenders certain rights for security and protection; based on the general will 7 in 1961 legal reformers collated general American legal principles and interpretations; 34 states adopted this "rational" criminal law code 8 became a legal bible for Americans after gaining independence from England; a comprehensive collection of common law PRECEDENT SOCIAL CONTRACT STARE DECISIS MODEL PENAL CODE (MPC) CIVIL LAW TRADITION ENGLISH COMMON LAW COMMON LAW TRADITION BLACKSTONE'S COMMENTARIES